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Cal Poly Saturday Wrap: Football wins a thriller at Eastern Washington

KEYT reported that cal Poly Saturday Wrap: Football wins a thriller at Eastern Washington. Tim Skipper reported that it was just a gutty effort,.

Skipper reported that it was a huge play,. Skipper reported that … and it turned the tide, our whole energy and momentum on the sidelines completely changed and we found a way to get it done.

CHENEY,Wash (KEYT) -. NCAA Football: Cal Poly 31, Eastern Washington 27: Wide receiver Tayvion McCoy caught a touchdown pass in the back of the end zone with just over a minute remaining and the Mustang defense secured an interception as time expired to seal a…. Running back Jaden Green racked up 269 yards on the ground, the second most rushing yards in a game in program history, as Cal Poly improved to 2-0 in Big Sky Conference play for the first time since 2013.

The Mustangs accumulated 428 total yards of offense on Roos Field and in the process captured their first victory in program history at Eastern Washington, going winless in their previous seven attempts. Estimates indicated that all three phases stepped up to help the Mustangs walk away from Cheney with a win in a back-and-forth battle that featured six lead changes. Reports differed on the exact time of the incident.

Tim Skipper said, “It was just a gutty effort,”.

On the ensuing possession, Cal Poly was forced to punt with 4:59 remaining in the game, but the defense forced a three-and-out on the Eagles’ next drive to give the Mustangs’ offense the ball back with 2:44 left. Needing just a field…. The Eagles (1-4, 0-2 Big Sky) were able to drive down to the Cal Poly 29-yard-line on the next possession, but safety RL Miller stepped in front of a pass into the end zone as time ran out on the clock to….

Trailing 27-24 over midway through the fourth quarter, the Cal Poly defense rose to the occasion and gave the offense a chance to win it. After barely failing to stop the Eagles on a fourth-and-one from the Cal Poly 27-yard-line, the Mustangs….

In just six plays, the Mustangs drove 70 yards in 1:41 for the go-ahead touchdown as quarterback Anthony Grigsby Jr. connected with McCoy from 23 yards out with 1:03 remaining to put Cal Poly ahead 31-27.

Cal Poly (3-2, 2-0 Big Sky) returns home to Mustang Memorial Field to host Weber State (2-3, 1-1 Big Sky) at 5 p. m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, as part of Mustang Family Weekend.

Big West Women's Volleyball: Cal Poly 3, CSUN 1: Cal Poly volleyball completed a sweep of its first Big West weekend, closing out a 3-1 (25-21, 23-25, 26-24, 25-19) win over CSUN on Saturday afternoon inside Mott Athletics Center.

The Mustangs, who opened conference play with a straight-sets sweep of Cal State Bakersfield on Friday, improved to 2-0 in the Big West and 6-6 overall. CSUN fell to 4-8 and 0-2. The win extended Cal Poly's conference home streak to 16….

Caroline Walters earned her 84th career Big West win as Mustang head coach, tying Steve Schlick and setting up a chance at a record-breaking 85th. She is also six overall victories away from passing Mike Wilton as Cal Poly volleyball’s all-time winningest….

The match featured 13 ties. Cal Poly took the opening set 25-21, but CSUN answered with a 25-23 win in the second to even things up. The third set proved to be the turning point, with the Mustangs outlasting the Matadors 26-24….

Kendall Beshear led the Cal Poly attack with a match-high 20 kills on 46 attempts, hitting . 326. Emma Fredrick added 16 kills and 10 digs, while Kayla Murdoch had 10 kills and three block assists.

Alexis Haury recorded a double-double with 43 assists, 11 digs, four block assists, and a service ace. Elif Hurriyet tallied 12 digs, and Breklyn Pulling recorded three block assists and 7.5 points to round out the Mustangs' defensive effort.

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